Chester Adkins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in B-24 'Hare Power' #44-40117.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Co-Pilot is Jim Weicker (not Wyker). Bombardier is Roland Weirback (not Weirbank).

44-40117

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hare Power
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Germany 26 November 1944

Born

Holly Oak, Delaware

Revisions

Date17 Apr 2021 21:09:35
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Hare" was misspelled.

Date17 Apr 2021 21:08:04
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date18 Aug 2015 10:32:17
ContributorLucyd
ChangesChanges to events and aircraft associations
Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
MACR 11156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:07
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11156